PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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Number of staves
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11
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
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variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
other
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: single
Indentation for initials: triple
Number of staves: 4
Penned initials type: flourished
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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